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Clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Allamakee County, IA
Competitor counts, household spending and official business counts for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Allamakee County, IA, set against other counties and the U.S.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 52 out of 100: Upper middle
Ranked #1,052 of 2,210 scored counties
#31 of 68 scored counties in Iowa
- Listings
- 10
- 2 chain locations (20%)
- Official establishments
- n/a
- Fewer than 3, or not published
- Household spending a year
- $11M
- On clothing, shoes and related services · $1,848 a household
- Spending per listing
- $1.1M
- 25% above the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 16.8
- 28% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 14,238
- +1.2% since 2020
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What this means
Household spending on clothing, shoes and related services in Allamakee County comes to about $11M a year: $1,848 per household, 10% below the U.S. average. That is about $1.1M of household spending for each business on map listings, 25% above the U.S. figure of $880K.
Allamakee County has 10 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 2 are chain locations, or 20%, against 37% across the U.S. That comes to 16.8 for every 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 23.3.
Official counts don’t publish a figure for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Allamakee County, since they leave out counts under 3. Official counts also show 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
Population estimates put the population change in Allamakee County from 2020 to 2025 at +1.2%, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). For clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, Allamakee County has a Groundwork market score of 52 (upper middle): #1,052 of 2,210 scored counties and #31 of 68 scored counties in Iowa.
How Allamakee County compares
The same measures for Iowa and the whole U.S. Spending per listing divides a year of household spending on all clothing, shoes and related services by the clothing, shoe and laundry businesses counted, so it measures the demand for each competitor, not any business’s revenue. Households per establishment does the same with the official count.
| Measure | Allamakee County | Iowa | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 16.8 | 20.8 | 23.3 |
| Spending per listing | $1.1M | $947K | $880K |
| Households per official establishment | n/a | 1,340 | 1,008 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | n/a | −14.3% | −12.0% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +1.2% | +1.5% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on clothing, shoes and related services | $1,848 | $1,967 | $2,055 |
| Median household income | $70,694 | $75,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 52 | 55 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- n/a
- Employees, 2023
- n/a
- Annual payroll, 2023
- n/a
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 11Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 102 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 13The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here
SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022
- Loans
- 0
- Amount
- $0
SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Allamakee County, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.
Population and households in Allamakee County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 14,238+1.2% since 2020
- Households
- 5,950
- Median age
- 43.0
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 80%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 639 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 22
- Median household income
- $70,694+35.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $88,120
- Median home value
- $172,300
- Jobs located here
- 4,644
- Daytime population
- 11,927Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every Iowa market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in Iowa for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses, numbered among those based in Iowa, with Allamakee County marked.
Top counties in Iowa
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Spending per listing | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Warren County, IA | 91 | 21 | 10.2 | $2.1M | +9.0% | #14 of 2,210 |
| 2Mills County, IA | 83 | 5 | 9.3 | $2.3M | +2.6% | #94 of 2,210 |
| 3Bremer County, IA | 78 | 9 | 9.3 | $2.2M | +1.1% | #169 of 2,210 |
| 4Benton County, IA | 76 | 13 | 12.7 | $1.6M | +1.8% | #216 of 2,210 |
| 5Buchanan County, IA | 75 | 6 | 7.3 | $2.6M | +1.3% | #223 of 2,210 |
| 6Jones County, IA | 72 | 9 | 11.0 | $1.7M | +2.9% | #315 of 2,210 |
| 7Boone County, IA | 68 | 17 | 15.5 | $1.3M | +0.4% | #437 of 2,210 |
| 8Jasper County, IA | 67 | 23 | 15.3 | $1.2M | +0.9% | #462 of 2,210 |
| 9Jackson County, IA | 66 | 8 | 9.7 | $1.9M | −0.8% | #472 of 2,210 |
| 10Cedar County, IA | 66 | 8 | 10.5 | $1.9M | −0.7% | #475 of 2,210 |
| 31Allamakee County, IA | 52 | 10 | 16.8 | $1.1M | +1.2% | #1,052 of 2,210 |
Other business types in Allamakee County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
- Clothing, shoes and laundry52
- Clothing and shoe stores53
- Laundromats
- Dry cleaners
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many clothing, shoe and laundry businesses are in Allamakee County, IA?
Map listings as of September 2026 show 10 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses in Allamakee County. 2 of them (20%) are chain locations. The listings count clothing, shoe and jewelry stores, laundromats and dry cleaners. No official count is published for clothing and shoe stores, laundromats and dry cleaners in Allamakee County: counts under 3 are left out. Official counts list 11 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Allamakee County, IA spend on clothing, shoes and related services?
About $11M a year, or $1,848 per household. That is 10% below the U.S. average (an index of 90, where 100 is the U.S. average). Spread across the 10 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses on map listings, it comes to $1.1M per business. It is estimated from the incomes of the 5,950 households in Allamakee County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Allamakee County, IA compare with the U.S. for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses?
Allamakee County has 16.8 clothing, shoe and laundry businesses per 10,000 households, 28% below the U.S. rate of 23.3. Spending per business is $1.1M, 25% above the U.S. figure of $880K. At the U.S. ratio of clothing, shoe and laundry businesses to household spending, Allamakee County would have about 13, against 10 on map listings.
How fast is Allamakee County, IA growing?
Population estimates put Allamakee County at 14,238 people in 2025, up 1.2% since 2020, slower than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 5,950 households. The median household income in Allamakee County is $70,694 a year, 12% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 35.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, before inflation.
What is the Groundwork market score?
The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. Allamakee County scores 52 for clothing, shoe and laundry businesses (upper middle), #1,052 of 2,210 scored counties.
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